diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/strtr.xml b/reference/strings/functions/strtr.xml
index 8eba430c4e..bab50c4710 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/strtr.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/strtr.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/strings.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.strtr">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $addr = strtr($addr, "
      </example>
     </para>
     <para>
-     <function>strtr</function> can be called with only two
+     <function>strtr</function> may be called with only two
      arguments. If called with two arguments it behaves in a new way:
      <parameter>from</parameter> then has to be an array that contains
      string -> string pairs that will be replaced in the source
@@ -47,18 +47,25 @@ $addr = strtr($addr, "
      longest possible match first and will *NOT* try to replace stuff
      that it has already worked on.
     </para>
-    <para>
-     Examples:
-     <informalexample>
+    <example>
+     <title><function>strtr</function> example with two arguments</title>
       <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
-$trans = array("hello" => "hi", "hi" => "hello");
-echo strtr("hi all, I said hello", $trans) . "\n";
+<?php
+  $trans = array("hello" => "hi", "hi" => "hello");
+  echo strtr("hi all, I said hello", $trans);
+?>
 ]]>
       </programlisting>
-     </informalexample>
-     This will show: "hello all, I said hi",
+    <para>
+     This will show: 
     </para>
+      <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+hello all, I said hi
+]]>
+      </screen>
+    </example>
     <note>
      <simpara>
       This optional <parameter>to</parameter> and 
diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/wordwrap.xml b/reference/strings/functions/wordwrap.xml
index 0e62b1539f..169798972b 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/wordwrap.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/wordwrap.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/strings.xml, last change in rev 1.142 -->
   <refentry id="function.wordwrap">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
      Returns a string with <parameter>str</parameter> wrapped
-     at the column number specified by the (optional)
+     at the column number specified by the optional
      <parameter>width</parameter> parameter.  The line is broken
      using the (optional) <parameter>break</parameter> parameter.
     </para>
     <para>
      <function>wordwrap</function> will automatically wrap at column
-     75 and break using '\n' (newline) if <parameter>width</parameter>
-     or <parameter>break</parameter> are not given.
+     75 and break using '<literal>\n</literal>' (newline) if 
+     <parameter>width</parameter> or <parameter>break</parameter> 
+     are not given.
     </para>
     <para>
      If the <parameter>cut</parameter> is set to 1, the string is
@@ -51,23 +52,20 @@ $newtext = wordwrap( $text, 20 );
 
 echo "$newtext\n";
 ]]>
-      </programlisting>
-     </example>
-    </para>
+    </programlisting>
     <para>
      This example would display:
     </para>
-    <para>
-     <informalexample>
-      <screen>
+    <screen>
 <![CDATA[
-The quick brown fox
-jumped over the 
+The quick brown fox
+
+jumped over the 
+
 lazy dog.
 ]]>
-      </screen>
-     </informalexample>
-    </para>
+     </screen>
+    </example>
     <para>
      <example>
       <title><function>wordwrap</function> example</title>
@@ -78,23 +76,23 @@ $newtext = wordwrap( $text, 8, "\n", 1);
 
 echo "$newtext\n";
 ]]>
-      </programlisting>
-     </example>
+     </programlisting>
     </para>
     <para>
      This example would display:
     </para>
-    <para>
-     <informalexample>
-      <screen>
+    <screen>
 <![CDATA[
-A very
-long
-wooooooo
+A very
+
+long
+
+wooooooo
+
 ooooord.
 ]]>
       </screen>
-     </informalexample>
+     </example>
     </para>
     <para>
      See also <function>nl2br</function>.